Plate Tectonics Per. 3
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- Q1
The theory that the earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle) is called
plate tectonics
subduction zones
sea-floor spreading
divergent boundary
30s - Q2
Which one of these was not a form of evidence used by Alfred Wegener
Matching rocks and landforms on different continents
Fossils of different same animals in different places
Sonar evidence to show Seafloor Spreading
Climate evidence in places that were unusual to find them
30s - Q3
Why did geologists reject Wegener's idea of Continental Drift?
They thought he was crazy
He didn't have enough evidence
His theory didn't make any sense
He couldn't explain how they moved
30s - Q4
Two plates moving away from each other is what kind of boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
30s - Q5
When two plates are moving together, it is what kind of boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
30s - Q6
When two plates are moving together, it is what kind of boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
30s - Q7
When two plates are sliding past each other, it is what kind of boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
30s - Q8
What crustal feature is formed when two oceanic plates are separating in the Atlantic Ocean?
trench
Mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
Pangaea
30s - Q9
The newest crust on the ocean floor is formed at what type of boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
30s - Q10
As you move farther out from the center of a mid ocean ridge, the rocks are...
older
younger
30s - Q11
Why do so many volcanoes and earthquake happen around the "Ring of Fire" in Pacific Ocean?
All Volcanoes cause earthquakes
It is a really big ocean
There are alot of plate boundaries there
Because it is getting bigger
30s - Q12
The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle is called the ____________________.
lithosphere
asthenosphere
core
atmosphere
30s - Q13
The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally is the _______________________.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
30s - Q14
______________________ is the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
Pangaea
Sea Floor Spreading
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
30s - Q15
____________________________ is the process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies at divergent boundaries and pushes older crust away in opposite directions.
Continental Drift
Sea-floor spreading
Subduction
30s